By Ishita Ganguly

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“A recent interview of a Blinkit delivery partner has gone viral, who asks a straightforward question: “Police cannot reach in 10 minutes, neither can an ambulance, then why do companies pressurise us to deliver grocery items in 10 minutes?” Blinkit delivery partner questions 10-minute grocery delivery Advertisment The man reasons that bad traffic and strict protocols while entering apartments make it nearly impossible for them to deliver groceries within 10 minutes. Often, they take a huge life risk to complete the task. “Companies just want business,” the man tells. “They don”t want to know how it could be possible for us to do it!” He further shared how difficult it is to deliver groceries during rush hours and in the monsoon. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jalpana Swain (@jalpanaswain) Also read: “My brain is worth Rs 200 crore, I know how to earn with honesty,” says Nitin Gadkari amid Ethanol allegations (startuppedia.in) Netizens respond Featured on Mumbai TV, the Blinkit delivery partner”s interview received immense empathy from netizens. One individual said, “Every word he said makes absolute sense. Specially in rains and with roads like that people should be more sensitive and shouldn”t expect 10 minutes delivery even if apps are saying so.” “Groceries in under 10 minutes is literally not even required by anyone. The convenience is already there, why overcomplicate it,” wrote another user. A third user commented, “We literally don’t need deliveries in 10 mins. We can easily wait 30 min for deliveries why do these companies force the workers like this.” “No country has 10 mins delivery,” remarked another user. “He is very true. There is no humanity. People think delivery boys are machines,” shared another person. Incidentally, Texas-based Bilawal Sidhu recently expressed his surprise at Blinkit’s 10-minute delivery, calling it “mind-blowing.” Sidhu was all praise for the quick commerce company on the social media platform X, and his post also went viral. He wrote: “So India has this app called Blinkit, where you can get literally anything delivered in 10 minutes. My mind is blown.” Also read: Swiggy rolls out standalone app Toing, with affordable meals under ₹150; first offering in Pune (startuppedia.in)”